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{blocked}.exe

Somoto Israel

This is part of the Somoto BetterInstaller, an installer that bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed without consent. The application {blocked}.exe by Somoto Israel has been detected as adware by 11 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. Includes the Somoto BetterInstaller, an adware installer that will bundle offers for third party applications, mostly adware toolbars, with legitimate softare. These offers are typically installed onto users' PCs by default, but may include an option to 'opt-out' during or after the installation process.
Publisher:
Somoto Israel  (signed and verified)

MD5:
449aa57dea896871d5ae778b1bb9a685

SHA-1:
dd17074b039e827d5c8ee603c536894973326319

SHA-256:
d22a560ef2582aa38baba26b920c1385cdea70d3fa786c6233ce2233f31e36f9

Scanner detections:
11 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
5/8/2024 12:04:00 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
Trojan/Win32.Agent
2014.02.17

Clam AntiVirus
Trojan.Agent-267630
0.98/18355

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop4.11744
9.0.1.054

ESET NOD32
Win32/Somoto
8.9430

F-Prot
W32/Sefnit.C
v6.4.7.1.166

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.175.11177

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Somoto.A
v2014.02.23.11

nProtect
Adware/W32.Agent.237016
14.02.16.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.02.23.11

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SomotoIsrael.Z
14.8.7.17

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
26520

File size:
231.5 KB (237,016 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\glass_downloader-1quuxpj1.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Somoto Israel

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/8/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/9/2018 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Somoto Israel, O=Somoto Israel, STREET=Habarzel 32, L=Tel Aviv, S=--, PostalCode=69700, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
74F2E607D2905C0E3EA9C8AB59942D25

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/17/2010 10:14:15 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.56

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:XJ380oqJGMY0ZqL3FwHbiz87KD8msD5knedbFeDbzWgAP3:XF80oqJG7Ybiz87w8hDh5Q2f

Entry address:
0x380C

Entry point:
55, 89, E5, 57, 56, 53, 81, EC, 7C, 01, 00, 00, E8, 87, 4D, 00, 00, 83, EC, 0C, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, E8, 2A, 4A, 00, 00, 6A, 00, E8, 9B, 4D, 00, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 28, F9, 42, 00, E8, B1, 28, 00, 00, 6A, 00, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, A3, D8, F9, 42, 00, 8D, 85, 90, FE, FF, FF, 50, 6A, 00, 68, 4C, A2, 40, 00, E8, E0, 4C, 00, 00, 83, EC, 0C, 68, 4D, A2, 40, 00, 68, 08, FA, 42, 00, E8, EF, 2A, 00, 00, 83, C4, 18, E8, E6, 49, 00, 00, 52, 52, 50, 68, 00, 80, 43, 00, E8, DA, 2A, 00, 00, 57, 6A, 00, E8, 29, 49, 00, 00, 83...
 
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Entropy:
7.7626  (probably packed)

Code size:
30 KB (30,720 bytes)

The file {blocked}.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.windows-7-themes.com/sites/all/modules/pubdlcnt/pubdlcnt.php?file=http://www.windows-7-themes.com/sites/default/.../glass.themepack&nid=1137

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